COLESHILL

Coleshill has a known history dating back over 2000 yrs. In the early 70's the forgotten Roman site was redescovered when work began on construction of the Norton Leas housing estate on the north side of the town. The council gave the archiologists very little time to dig and rescue artifacts however much was found in that 2 or 3 weeks that was alloted to them.My own house is now built over the eastern corner of the temple site. A significant temple by all accounts dated as AD43 and pre dating every Roman Temple found in the UK with the exception of StAlbans. Also found on the site was a roman baths with it's mosaic floor almost intact. Sadly, only part of the floor was rescued before the bulldozers went in and destroyed what was left.During the dig, a little further up Grimstock Hill, evidence of a Stone Age round house was found and another small stone circle which is thought to be a Bronze Age temple. Proof of occupation dating back 3 to 4 thousand years. It it thought that Ancient Brittons were still in situ when the Romans came to the area. No one seems to know how long the Romans remained in the area, but by the time the Saxons arrived there was no evidence that the Romans had been here. Roman finds began to appear in the 1930's when the Cole End and Ennersdale contruction began but sadly no real interest was sparked by anyone at the time. All the finds from the 30's and the 70's dig are now held in Warwick Museum but much I fear has been lost for ever.

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Zitat von chocksColeshill has a known history dating back over 2000 yrs. In the early 70's the forgotten Roman site was redescovered when work began on construction of the Norton Leas housing estate on the north side of the town. The council gave the archiologists very little time to dig and rescue artifacts however much was found in that 2 or 3 weeks that was alloted to them.My own house is now built over the eastern corner of the temple site. A significant temple by all accounts dated as AD43 and pre dating every Roman Temple found in the UK with the exception of StAlbans. Also found on the site was a roman baths with it's mosaic floor almost intact. Sadly, only part of the floor was rescued before the bulldozers went in and destroyed what was left.During the dig, a little further up Grimstock Hill, evidence of a Stone Age round house was found and another small stone circle which is thought to be a Bronze Age temple. Proof of occupation dating back 3 to 4 thousand years. It it thought that Ancient Brittons were still in situ when the Romans came to the area. No one seems to know how long the Romans remained in the area, but by the time the Saxons arrived there was no evidence that the Romans had been here. Roman finds began to appear in the 1930's when the Cole End and Ennersdale contruction began but sadly no real interest was sparked by anyone at the time. All the finds from the 30's and the 70's dig are now held in Warwick Museum but much I fear has been lost for ever.

Just a note to say I made a slight error so to correct it please read "Iron Age" where I put "Stone Age" Soory if I misled anyone.